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Kashmir lockdown: Five health services that should not be closed for even a day
Myupchar •While hospitals and other healthcare facilities in Kashmir are still working, the lockdown has made it hard for citizens to access them with ease.
Will price caps treat India’s ailing hearts
Sanjivkumar •The government has capped the prices of medical devices like heart stents, eventually leading to the withdrawal of some world-acclaimed quality stents.
World Health Day 2019: Technology, analytics are revolutionising healthcare in India
Rohit Ma •Not without its challenges, technological innovations have made leaps in healthcare in the past few years.
World Health Day 2019: Why India needs a Universal Health Coverage program
Binita Priyambada •A huge disparity in access & distribution of healthcare in India makes Universal health coverage a must.
Deaths due to 'mystery fever' in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly give Opposition ammunition ahead of Lok Sabha election
Bhim Manohar •This mystery fever in Uttar Pradesh is compelling ammunition for the Lok Sabha election, especially as it follows the deaths of several children at a Gorakhpur hospital last year.
Implant Files: India fares poorly in probe into medical devices industry with low recall rate, non-existent regulations
Fp Staff •The ICIJ's "Implant Files" report notes that India's regulatory system "effectively doesn’t exist" and that there are "no specific rules or a law" that gives the government the authority to direct a manufacturer to compensate a victim of a faulty device.
Breathing polluted air kills 600000 children under 15 every year: UN Report
•Polluted air can impair a child's cognitive development, trigger asthma & childhood cancer: WHO.
Dearth of coping mechanisms for mental health issues in India adds to growing spectre of violence, say experts
Rashmesehgal •The latest National Mental Health Survey from 2015-16 emphasised that an estimated 150 million people across India need mental health care interventions.
Zika outbreak in Rajasthan: Genetic modification a solution to mosquito menace? Labs are buzzing
Team 101reporters •Amid the Zika outbreak in Rajasthan, scientists are looking at genetic modification as a probable solution as mosquitoes have developed resistance to the standard ways of extermination.
Family writes to Haryana CM, alleges negligence and overcharging by Gurugram's upscale Paras Hospital
•The family of a patient admitted to Paras Hospital in Gurugram has accused the facility of medical negligence and charging an exorbitant amount for its services